Change Color Presets On Theme ChangeΒΆ
This script changes the color presets of all profiles when the theme changes. It demonstrates VariableMonitor, which lets you know when a variable changes. It also demonstrates how to use color presets.
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import asyncio
import iterm2
async def update(connection, theme):
# Themes have space-delimited attributes, one of which will be light or dark.
parts = theme.split(" ")
if "dark" in parts:
preset = await iterm2.ColorPreset.async_get(connection, "Dark Background")
else:
preset = await iterm2.ColorPreset.async_get(connection, "Light Background")
# Update the list of all profiles and iterate over them.
profiles=await iterm2.PartialProfile.async_query(connection)
for partial in profiles:
# Fetch the full profile and then set the color preset in it.
profile = await partial.async_get_full_profile()
await profile.async_set_color_preset(preset)
async def main(connection):
app = await iterm2.async_get_app(connection)
await update(connection, await app.async_get_variable("effectiveTheme"))
async with iterm2.VariableMonitor(connection, iterm2.VariableScopes.APP, "effectiveTheme", None) as mon:
while True:
# Block until theme changes
theme = await mon.async_get()
await update(connection, theme)
iterm2.run_forever(main)